| Reference Number | RBC/190 |
| Title | Letter from John Lizars to Richard Butcher |
| Date | 6 February 1857 |
| Creator Name | Lizars, John, [1787]-1860 |
| Butcher, Richard George Herbert, 1819-1891 |
| Description | Manuscript letter from John Lizars to Richard Butcher congratulating Butcher on his paper on excision, Lizars express himself convinced of the value of excision over amputation. The letter informs Butcher that 'my friend Edwards has just called, and has undertaken to review your paper in the next number of the Edinburgh Journal'. |
| Extent | 2 pages |
| Term | Knee Joint -- surgery |
| Amputation |
| Letter |